Category: Blog – in English

With the great success of my electric streamliner the “KillaJoule” (top speed so far is 270 mph (434 km/h)), I decided that it was time for a place dedicated to me and KillaJoule. You will find my new website at www.EvaHakanssonRacing.com. Don’t miss my whole story under “About“, new fancy photos under “Gallery“, all the… Continue reading New website at www.EvaHakanssonRacing.com!

I am moving to a brand new, fancy website at www.killacycleracing.com! Despite Bill and I have been married since 2009 and lived together since 2008, we have finally moved in under the same domain! You will now find us and the KillaCycle Racing team at www.killacycleracing.com. On this brand new, fancy website you can find… Continue reading Post #100 – and the last post here!

I was awarded the SheEmoto Prize for at Female Rider of the Year at BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials at Bonneville last year. The engraved beautiful glass trophy arrived during the winter, but last week was the first time I got a chance to have a picture taken with the trophy and the assembled KillaJoule. From… Continue reading — SheEmoto Prize Winner 2012 —

The day has finally arrived – I am now officially an engineer. I just passed my defense of my Master’s thesis in Mechanical Engineering at University of Denver!The thesis covers galvanic corrosion of high voltage transmission line conductors and have absolutely nothing to do with electric vehicles (except that galvanic corrosion actually works as a… Continue reading — I’m finally an engineer! —

Lou Fischer and “Bonnevillestories.com” just posted this very nice video of KillaJoule from last year’s Bonneville race. Make sure to have sound on when you watch it and enjoy the music by Drew Gatewood. Enjoy! // Eva

Holy mackerel – the 300+ mph wheels for KillaJoule are done! Custom front and rear hubs, and four rims for Goodyear Eagle Land Speed tires are finally done! (Two front and two rear rims, to get a full spare set). Rick Larson at Larson Engineering in Boulder is my hero. He has put in at… Continue reading Wheels are done!

The National Champion medallion 2012 from AMA just arrived in the mail. Since KillaJoule is alone in its class (Electric Sidecar Streamliner motorcycles over 300 kg), it wasn’t a big surprise that it is the national champion… However, 216.504 MPH (348 km/h) registered top speed an an official record of 191.488 MPH (308 km/h) is… Continue reading KillaJoule National Champion again!

Santa keeps coming to KillaJoule – a package of sponsored bearings from NSK arrived today! 😀 These bearings are going in the 300+ MPH new land speed wheels that are being machined by Larson Engineering in Boulder right now.The bearings from NSK are not any old bearings – they are sealed high speed bearings. More… Continue reading Corrosion protected bearings from NSK!

The KillaCycle Racing team wishes all our friends, fans, supporters, fellow racers and wonderful volunteer crew a very happy holiday and a really fast 2013! We also welcoming new supporters that want to make 2013 the fastest year ever in the electric motorcycle history! I am re-working the artwork on KillaJoule for next year,and you… Continue reading — HAPPY HOLIDAYS & HAPPY NEW (FAST) YEAR! —

The KillaJoule record from BUB Motorcycle Speed Trials at Bonneville is now confirmed by AMA! 191.488 MPH (308.1 km/h) making it the world’s fastest electric sidecar motorcycle and the world’s 4th fastest electric motorcycle of any kind. The record is the average of two consecutive runs, done the same day and in a specific order… Continue reading — KillaJoule 191.448 MPH AMA record confirmed! —